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BIST Community Agency Fair 2017

May 10, 2017
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Please join us at the 2nd Annual BIST Community Agency Fair on Wednesday, May 10th, 2017.

The member firms of PIA Law, comprised of McLeish Orlando, Oatley Vigmond and Thomson Rogers, are honoured to be the Corporate Sponsors of the Community Agency Fair and the BIST ALIVE Expressive Art Show.

This FREE Fair is an opportunity for brain injury survivors, their families and professional caregivers to discover the various resources available to them throughout the GTA. It’s also a great opportunity for local community-oriented agencies to promote their services to a community whose disabilities and challenges are often not recognized.

The Fair will host 50 organizations offering various services.

For more information, please visit: Community Agency Fair & BIST Alive Expressive Art Show

If you have any questions, please contact the Brain Injury Association of Toronto at 416-830-1485 or info@bist.ca.

Hope to see you there!


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HHSC ABI Conference PIA Cocktail Party

May 04, 2017
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Thursday, May 4, 2017 – 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Sheraton Hamilton Hotel, Southwest Ballroom

Join us at the Hamilton Health Sciences ABI Conference visit one of the PIA firms’ booths to receive your VIP Access Pass.


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Celebrate #GivingTuesday by Supporting SCI Ontario

Nov 29, 2016

On Tuesday, November 29th PIA Law will support Giving Tuesday by matching dollar-for-dollar all donations made to SCI Ontario (up to a total of $5,000). This means that every dollar you donate will have twice the impact!

Click here to donate today!

 


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A LexisNexis Canada / PIA Law Webinar – What you need to know: Changes to Accident Benefits and Practice & Procedure at the LAT

Oct 25, 2016
12:00 pm – 1:15 pm

 

Join us on October 25th for a FREE webinar from LexisNexis Canada and PIA Law. Industry-leading experts will provide an overview of the changes to Accident Benefits since June 1, 2016 and discuss the new practice and procedure at the Licensing Appeal Tribunal. You’ll also learn how innovative tools can help increase your efficiency and productivity and participate in a live Q & A with the expert panel.


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Practical Strategies for Experts: Testifying without Fear

Oct 20, 2016

A one-day conference for health care professionals and those who may be called to testify.


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Voting Now Open for the 2016 Awards of Excellence!

Aug 08, 2016 – Sep 02, 2016

Voting for the 2016 Awards of Excellence in Brain Injury Rehabilitation is open from August 8 – September 2. The nominees for these awards have been selected by their peers for providing exceptional service to the brain injury community.


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Join us for MADD Canada’s PIA Law Strides for Change event on June 5th!

Jun 05, 2016
9:00 am

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PIA Law Strides for Change in support of MADD Canada will take place on Sunday, June 5th at the beautiful JC Saddington Park in Mississauga (Port Credit).

Bring your friends, family, and your co-workers to MADD Canada’s 5km signature walk/run, Strides for Change! Enjoy a health and safety fair, kid’s zone, tribute and survivor area and much more both before and after the walk!

Every step taken and pledge made will help raise funds and awareness for MADD Canada’s programs and services that will serve to keep our children and communities safer.

For more information or to register, click here.


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Nominations are Open for the 2016 Awards of Excellence in Brain Injury Rehabilitation

Jun 01, 2016

The Ontario Brain Injury Association (OBIA) in collaboration with the Personal Injury Alliance (PIA Law) is pleased to present the 2016 Awards of Excellence in Brain Injury Rehabilitation.


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Practical Strategies Webinar: The Dawn of a New Day – Understanding the “Catastrophic” Impact of the coming SABS Changes Tuesday, May 10th, 2016

May 10, 2016
9:00 am – 10:30 am

This webinar is FREE. 

The June 1st accident benefits changes will substantially reduce available funding for accident victims and will cause lengthy “catastrophic impairment” designation delays.

This Practical Strategies webinar will help you plan for the upcoming changes by addressing the following;

  • A review of the major reductions to statutory accident benefits and the applicable transitional rules;
  • A discussion on the new License Appeal Tribunal (replacing FSCO as of April 1, 2016) and the elimination of the right to sue in Court for accident benefits disputes;
  • A review of the narrower definition of “catastrophic impairment”; and,
  • Solutions to helping accident victims in keeping with these changes.

The webinar will be chaired by Dale Orlando, McLeish Orlando.

Panel includes: Dr. Ron Kaplan, Kaplan Psychologists; David MacDonald, Thomson, Rogers; Darcy Merkur, Thomson, Rogers; Ryan Murray, Oatley Vigmond.

The last 30 mins will be devoted to answering your questions in a live Q&A session. Submit questions in advance by email to: rsvp@pialaw.ca.

If you weren’t able to join us for the live webinar, you can view the recording below. 

The following resource materials are provided to address questions received during our webinar:

Additional Webinar Q&A

Brain Injury/Impairment in the Catastrophic Impairment Definition

Structured Interviews for the Glasgow Outcome Scale

 


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